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Sept. 9, 1969 v. P. MIKESKA IGNITION POINT mm masomasn Filed Aug. 25. 1967 United States Patent 3,466,412 IGNITION POINT HEAT ABSORBER Vladis P. Mikeska, 7563 Magnolia, Houston, Tex. 77023 Filed Aug. 25, 1967, Ser. No. 663,379 Int. Cl. H01h 1/62; F03b 15/00 U.S. Cl. 200166 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Summary of the invention An ignition point heat absorber having a conductor mounted on the framework, said conductor terminating in a series of fins, and having a passageway therethrough to receive the fixed point of the ignition point assembly.

Brief description of the drawings FIGURE 1 is a front elevational view of the device, showing the ignition point assembly in dotted lines.

FIGURE 2 is an exploded view of the device, and means for mounting same on the ignition assembly.

Description of the preferred embodiment In the drawings the numeral 1 designates an ignition breaker point assembly having the fixed point 2 and the movable point 3. An L-bar 4, formed of a heat conductive material such as aluminum, has the orifice 5 therein through which the fixed point 2 extends and a back bar 6, made of the same material as that of the L-bar 4, is provided for ready mounting of the L-bar in position.

The upwardly extended end of the L bar 4 is divided into a series of fins 7, 7 and the base member of the L-bar has the passageways 8, 8 which are in alignment with the passageways 9, 9 in the backbar 6. Bolts 10, 10 extend through the passageways 8, 9 and are maintained in position by the nuts 11, 11. One end of the back bar 6 is upwardly turned, as at 12, to olfset the framework 1.

The L-bar 4 is placed on the frame 1 with the fixed point 2 extending through the passageway 3, and the back bar 6 is placed under the framework 1 with the passageways 9, 9 in alignment with the passageways 8, 8 in the L-bar 4, and the bolts 10, 10 are inserted through the passageways and the nuts 11, 11 screwed onto the bolts to bring the back bar 6 tightly against the L-bar 4, with the upturned end of the back bar 6 bearing against the bottom surface of the L-bar 4. As the heat from points 2, 3 gencrates, it will be absorbed and conducted through the L- bar 4 and dissipated through the fins 7, 7, thus maintaining cooler points and transmitting a maximum electric current therethrough, and by maintaining the points at a cool temperature, reducing carbon formation thereon and increasing the life of the points, as well as the efficiency of the ignition system.

.While the foregoing is a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is by way of illustration only, the 'broad principle of the invention being defined by the appended claim.

' Iclaim:

1. In an ignition point heat absorber, a heat conductor mounted on the framework of an ignition point system having means for dissipating heat generated by said system, said conductor consisting of an L-bar having an orifice therein adapted to receive the fixed point of the ignition system, a back-bar having one end upturned to bear against said L-bar and adapted to anchor said L-bar on to the ignition system framework and means for maintaining said back-bar in releasable position on said ignition system.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,152,616 9/1915 Edison 200166 1,291,039 1/1919 Lowenstein 200166 X 3,004,115 10/1961 Rugeris 200166 X 2,773,140 12/1956 Guernsey et al 20024 3,212,569 10/1965 McAdam -185 X FOREIGN PATENTS 1,109,249 9/ 1955 France.

ROBERT A. OLEARY, Primary Examiner AILBERT W. DAVIS, Assistant Examiner U.S. Cl. X.R. 

